Sokółka
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Tarbut dramatic troupe
A Tarbut dramatic troupe in Sokolka performed The Verdict.
The Verdict
The play The Verdict was performed by the Tarbut dramatic troupe.
Sokolka community committee
The community committee supplied uniforms and shoes to the Polish army.
Boboriki
A Christian resident incited Polish soldiers against Jews and accused Blumenthal of communism.
Polish military gendarmerie
Polish gendarmes removed Blumenthal from his home and shot him near the railway station.
Chevra Kadisha
Jewish burial society permitted to bring the deceased for Jewish burial.
Sokolka
City approached by the front and entered by retreating Polish forces.
Communist Army
Army that retreated before the Polish advance and later pursued it.
Polish Gendarmerie
Force described as abusing the deceased before Jewish burial was authorized.
Valianski
Valianski was among four Jews killed before the Polish Army left Sokolka.
Jewish soldier from outside the town
An unidentified Jewish soldier from outside Sokolka was among four Jews killed.
Workers' Union
Communists organized a workers' union after entering the town.
Police
Communists organized the police after entering the town.
Kiev
Place from which Poles pursued Russians toward Warsaw suburbs.
Central Galilee Zionist Center
Zionist preachers visited Sokolka on behalf of this center.
Zionist Federation in Sokółka
Organization that turned the Balfour Declaration into a national celebration.
Haifa
City where Israel Lipzer settled after emigrating.
Lipzer family
Family departing for Palestine, shown with pioneers and companions.
Malka and Israel Lipcher
A couple who hosted travelers arriving in Haifa.
Bukhovola
Resort destination for Sokółka residents and young couples.
Yekutiel Goldgleid
A survivor listed among those who remained alive after selections.
Silesia
Polish officers from Silesia are mentioned in the account.
Polish Army
The Polish Army is described as organizing headquarters in Warsaw and receiving weapons.
Polish Police
Police force established with German army assistance and later controlled Sokolka.
Army camp on the road to Krynki
Military camp whose stores were attacked by Polish peasants.
Blumenthal
Blumenthal, a Jewish grocery-shop owner, was taken from his home and killed.
Railway station near Blumenthal’s home
Blumenthal was shot near a railway station outside his home.
Kyiv
City reached by the bloody advance of the Polish army.
Marshal Budyonny
Russian marshal whose cavalry pursued the retreating Polish army.
Aharonovski
Aharonovski was among four Jews killed before the Polish Army left Sokolka.
Dishko
Dishko was appointed Jewish commissar after the Communists entered the town.
Yud Yardeni
Named contributor or section author.
Military gendarmerie
Military police conducting searches for Jewish laborers.
Sokółka Jewish community
Jewish community whose members and emigrants were described.
The Pioneers
Group shown bidding farewell to the Lipzer family and fellow emigrants.
Sokółka memorial in Jerusalem
Memorial and monument commemorating Sokółka martyrs in Jerusalem.